More Than 60 Ships Carryng Australian Coal Stranded In Chinese Ports, Some For Months
More than 60 ships carrying Australian coal have been stranded at sea some for months while waiting to enter Chinese ports, according to analysts, with the Morrison government being urged to clarify the long delays.
Dozens of vessels are being kept waiting, according to the global commodity and energy price reporting agency Argus, which has been tracking the situation.
An Argus representative told Guardian Australia some of those vessels left Australia as long ago as May and many had been waiting in Chinese waters since September. Beijing appeared to be singling out Australian coking coal imports, Argus said, with 86% of the coking coal waiting outside the Chinese ports of Jingtang and Caofeidian coming from Australia.
The details come after Bloomberg reported 66 vessels loaded with Australian coal were positioned in Chinese waters, including 53 that had been waiting about four weeks or longer to offload the material at Chinas ports.
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/nov/25/more-than-60-australian-coal-carrying-ships-kept-waiting-to-unload-off-ports-in-china